Athabasca River Jasper National Park

... and we did a bit of a 'mix n match', jumping from one trail to another. We walked along the banks of the Athabasca River, and around a number of beautiful lakes (especially Lake Annette and Lake Edith, which were stunning with their clear green and blue ...

... just now we saw a black bear. Our very first Jaspie Bear. It was feeding on an elk carcass on the far side of the Athabasca river next to the highway. We sat and watched him for ages before a whole heap of other tourists showed up. Of course it was ...

... called Bow Lake. Saturday 10.30 km is a long way, and our feet know it!  We walked to the suspension bridge on the Athabasca River, and then back. That really consumed most of the day.  When we got back to the camp we just sat in the car for ...

... at Old Fort Point in no time, glad to see folk again. I decided to head on further and pushed all the way along the Athabasca River to 5th Bridge where I stopped for food. This part of the ride had been good, by the river on undulating dirt trails, I ...

... with a bike ride and a walk around the lake. We even saw some elk during the hike.  In the late afternoon we rafted down the gentle white water of the Athabasca River.  It was cold and rainy, but still a ton of fun to ride the ...

... helped fill the void a little (see photo to left).  The following day we went for a long trail run along the Athabasca  River and were fortunate enough to come across a pack/posse of elk (I don't know what they call their click).  ...

... stopping at the Chaba River crossing before returning to espy a Western Toad alongside the trail which is a species at risk in Jasper National Park. More rain came again that evening and caught us again the next day on our return hike to Big Bend. ...

... clear through to Athabasca Falls. We stopped at a few places on the roadside to take photos of the snowy mountains and the Athabasca River which was very pretty. The skies started to clear as well and we walked all around Athabasca Falls and down through ...

We then drove up through Jasper National Park to the town of Jasper. We ate at a place called Karouzos, which had Italian and Greek food. Then, Susannah and my mom wanted to look in the different shops, so my dad and I drove out to Maligne Canyon, ...

... Sachen, die man hier unbedingt gemacht haben sollte... Ich war heute Nachmittag nur noch ein bisschen östlich vom Ort am Athabasca River und kleineren Seen spazieren, was wirklich völlig gereicht hat nach der langen Fahrt und echt schön war. Hmmm... ...